Anwara Upazila
Upazila in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Anowara (Bengali: আনোয়ারা), also written Anwara, is an upazila of Chattogram District in Chattogram Division, Bangladesh.
Anowara
আনোয়ারা | |
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| Anwara | |
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| Coordinates: 22°13′N 91°54.7′E | |
| Country | Bangladesh |
| Division | Chittagong |
| District | Chittagong |
| Jatiya Sangsad constituency | Chittagong-13 |
| Headquarters | Anwara Upazila Complex |
| Government | |
| • Body | Upazila Council |
| • MP | Vacant |
| • Chairman | Vacant |
| Area | |
• Total | 164.13 km2 (63.37 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 319,482 |
| • Density | 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+6 (BST) |
| Postal code | 4376[2] |
| Area code | 03029[3] |
| Website | Official Map of Anowara |
Geography
Anwara is located at 22.2167°N 91.9111°E. It has 49,966 households [citation needed] and a total area of 164.13 km2.[4]
Demographics
As of the 2011 Census of Bangladesh, Anwara upazila had 49,966 households and a population of 259,022. 66,036 (25.49%) were under 10 years of age. Anwara had an average literacy rate of 51.95%, compared to the national average of 51.8%, and a sex ratio of 1044 females per 1000 males. 5,466 (2.11%) of the population lived in urban areas.[6][7]
As of the 1991 Bangladesh census, Anwara has a population of 219,446. Males constitute 50.99% of the population, and females 49.01%. Upazila's population over 18 is 107,408. Anwara has an average literacy rate of 30.6% (7+ years), and the national average of 32.4% literate. It has lot of rich men who were born there and almost all of them live in the city of Chittagong.[8]
Administration
Anwara Upazila is divided into 11 union parishads: Anowara, Bairag, Barakhain, Barasat, Burumchhara, Battali, Chatari, Haildhar, Juidandi, Paraikora, and Roypur. The union parishads are subdivided into 85 mauzas and 81 villages.[9]
Chairman : Vacant
Member : Vacant
Woman Vice Chairman : Vacant
Vice Chairman : Vacant
Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) : Sheikh Jobaer Ahmed[10]
Members of ninth and tenth Parliament (2009 -2014 & 2014-2024 )
Chittagong-12 (Anwara Upazila) Seat 289: Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Zabed, [from Awami League], Director of United Commercial Bank Limited (UCBL). He was elected as member of the parliament after his father's (Aktaruzzaman Chowdhury Babu, a Presidium member of Bangladesh Awami League) who died on Nov 4, 2012.
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